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Alternate ending to Beowulf

Heroism in Lanval and Beowulf

Jamie DaSilva Professor Nicholas Helms Rethinking Medieval and Renaissance Literature 20 October, 2023 After reading Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley and Lanval by Marie De France I became interested in the theme of heroism that is shown throughout both texts. Both Lanval and Beowulf are knights that do everything for a singleContinue reading “Heroism in Lanval and Beowulf”

Too Much Masculinity Today (Project 1) (Attempt 2)

The term “masculinity” is one that has seemed to control many lives of men in the world, without there being any realistic expectation of a man being masculine. Men strive to acquire, or at least appear to have, this vague yet strict protocol of becoming masculine. Even at a young age kids are taught byContinue reading “Too Much Masculinity Today (Project 1) (Attempt 2)”

Heorot Project

For my project, I’ve created Heorot from Beowulf in Minecraft, and I’ve written a bit about hospitality in Beowulf to go along with it, as follows: Hospitality, as we see it in Beowulf, seems to largely involve parties. Naturally, there’s a reason for this. Hrothgar, the king, gives wealth to his subjects and honor toContinue reading “Heorot Project”

Project 1: Beowulf-Grendel, Eve and Garden of Eden

Jordan Smith Grendel from Beowulf is alleged to have a direct bloodline to Cain, whose bloodline is eternally punished by God for the murder of Cain’s brother, Abel. In the bible, it is stated that “Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, ‘with theContinue reading “Project 1: Beowulf-Grendel, Eve and Garden of Eden”

Beowulf and Grendel… in Dungeons and Dragons!

For my project, I decided to do something similar to what a few others have done and connect our curriculum to the game Dungeons and Dragons. What I ended up doing was making both Beowulf and Grendel from Beowulf character sheets. I assigned them each a class and a race based on my knowledge ofContinue reading “Beowulf and Grendel… in Dungeons and Dragons!”

Too Much Masculinity Today (Project 1)

Grendel

Speaking of grudges: out there in the dark, one waited. He listened, holding himself hard to home, but he’d been lonely too long, brotherless, sludge-stranded. Now he heard and endured the din of drinkers. Their poetry poisoned his peace. Every night, turmoil: raucous laughter from Heorot, howling of harps, squawking of scops. Headley, Maria Dahvana.Continue reading “Grendel”

Loneliness in The Wife’s Lament, The Wanderer, & Beowulf

There are a few obvious themes that are represented in the poems The Wife’s Lament and The Wanderer by Aaron K. Hostetter. The first theme that I noticed was the theme of isolation/loneliness. Isolation is one of the fundamental themes of literature. It’s a state of loneliness in which you can feel cut off andContinue reading “Loneliness in The Wife’s Lament, The Wanderer, & Beowulf”

Beowulf: Life Coach

For my unessay, I imagined a world in which Beowulf took to the internet to impart his wisdom on unsuspecting masses, as a life coach. What better way to draw vulnerable populations to him! To advertise himself and attempt to gather new clientele, I designed the beginnings of Beowulf’s Life Coach website. After viewing aroundContinue reading “Beowulf: Life Coach”